{"id":5627,"date":"2013-04-14T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5627"},"modified":"2013-04-14T13:58:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T12:58:14","slug":"cushendun%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98big-arts-weekend%e2%80%99-3-6-may-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/04\/cushendun%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98big-arts-weekend%e2%80%99-3-6-may-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"CUSHENDUN\u2019S \u2018BIG ARTS WEEKEND\u2019 3-6 MAY 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cosy Cultural Vibe in a Beautiful Seaside Village<\/span><\/h1>\n

This coming bank holiday weekend, 3-6 May, the Antrim Coast village of Cushendun would like to welcome you to its first ever Big Arts Weekend.<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>The four-day celebration, including a jazz night, choral concert, drama, poetry, exhibitions and hands-on workshops, is being organised by Cushendun Building Preservation Trust to mark a milestone in the Cushendun Old Church project. The programme has something for everyone and many of the events are free.<\/p>\n

The Big Arts Weekend will not only celebrate the signing of a lease on the disused Cushendun Old Church but will also give a taste of what may be on offer there when the 170-year-old building is restored as an arts and community space.\u00a0\u00a0The weekend will bring visiting performers and artists to the village and will also showcase local talent.<\/p>\n

The Old Church itself will be open and hosting the \u2018Swallows Make a Summer\u2019 art installation. Other events are being held in a range of cosy village venues including the local school and pub, as well as the National Trust owned Glenmona House, exceptionally open to the public for an exhibition of paintings. All the performance venues are small, so for the three ticketed events \u2013 jazz with the Victoria Geelan Trio, a drama double bill with An Grian\u00e1n Theatre and Lurig Players, and Voices Chamber Choir \u2013 early booking is essential. To see the full Big Arts Weekend programme and to book tickets online, visit\u00a0www.cushendunbpt.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2006, thanks to huge support locally and further afield, Cushendun Old Church won the Northern Ireland heat in BBC2\u2019s\u00a0Restoration Village<\/em>. Since then, much essential behind-the-scenes work and negotiation has taken place and the lease was finally signed in December 2012. The Big Arts Weekend promises to recapture the enthusiasm for turning the dream into reality.<\/p>\n

CBPT Chair Monica Morgan said: \u2018We are grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for supporting the Arts Weekend and also to Cushendun and District Development Association and Moyle District Council.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Full Big Arts Weekend programme follows.<\/em><\/p>\n

For more information call the Big Arts Weekend team on 07879543090\u00a0\u00a0or e-mail\u00a0info@cushendunbpt.org<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Tickets are available online at <\/em>www.cushendunbpt.org<\/em><\/a> or from Theresa\u2019s Tearoom, Cushendun<\/em><\/p>\n

or\u00a0\u00a0Cushendall Development Office.<\/em><\/p>\n

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CUSHENDUN’S \u2018BIG ARTS WEEKEND\u2019 3rd to 6th May 2013 – PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n

FRIDAY 3rd<\/strong> Jazz at McBrides with the Victoria Geelan Trio,\u00a0\u00a0Mary McBrides\u00a0\u00a08.30pm\u00a0\u00a0Tickets \u00a35\u00a0\u2737<\/p>\n

SATURDAY 4th<\/strong> Music Workshop for 11-18 year olds,\u00a0\u00a0Glenmona House, 10am-1pm\u00a0\u00a0FREE\u00a0\u2737\u00a0Share a Poem,\u00a0\u00a0Randal\u2019s\u00a0\u00a02pm\u00a0\u00a0FREE\u00a0\u2737\u00a0On the Camel\u2019s Hump<\/em> by Guy Le Jeune,\u00a0\u00a0A \u2018Sense of Memory\u2019 project produced by An\u00a0Grain\u00e1n\u00a0Theatre, and\u00a0The Duck Variations<\/em> by David Mamet performed by Lurig Drama Group, St Ciaran\u2019s School,\u00a0\u00a0Knocknacarry\u00a0\u00a08pm\u00a0\u00a0Tickets \u00a35\u00a0\u2737\u00a0Exhibition: Swallows Make a Summer,\u00a0\u00a0the Old Church\u00a0\u00a04th-6th May 12-5pm FREE\u00a0\u2737\u00a0Exhibition of work by local artists,\u00a0Glenmona House\u00a0\u00a04th-6th May 12-5pm FREE\u00a0\u2737<\/p>\n

SUNDAY 5th<\/strong> Sand Sculpture Competition – Registration riverside carpark from 1.45pm\u00a0\u00a0Prizegiving 4.15pm FREE\u00a0\u2737\u00a0Mermaids and Pirates Craft Workshop for age 3+, Glenmona\u00a0\u00a0House 2-5pm\u00a0\u00a0FREE\u00a0\u2737\u00a0Music\u00a0\u00a0for a May Evening – Choral music performed by Voices Chamber Choir directed by Loreto McAuley, St Patrick\u2019s Church\u00a07.30pm\u00a0\u00a0Tickets \u00a33\u00a0\u2737<\/p>\n

MONDAY 6th<\/strong> Unveiling of the Fuldiew Seat, riverside carpark\u00a0\u00a02pm\u00a0\u00a0FREE\u00a0\u2737\u00a0Vintage films\u00a0\u00a0The Devil\u2019s Rock <\/em>+ Earlybird<\/em>,\u00a0\u00a0Randal\u2019s\u00a0\u00a04pm<\/p>\n

TO BOOK TICKETS GO TO\u00a0www.cushendunbpt.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, why not like us on facebook\u00a0\u00a0– Cushendun\u2019s \u2018Big Arts Weekend\u2019 3rd to 6th May 2013 –\u00a0\u00a0where details of all events and activities are available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cosy Cultural Vibe in a Beautiful Seaside Village This coming bank holiday weekend, 3-6 May, the Antrim Coast village of Cushendun would like to welcome you to its first ever Big Arts Weekend. The four-day celebration, including a jazz night, choral concert, drama, poetry, exhibitions and hands-on workshops, is being organised by Cushendun Building Preservation … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5627"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5631,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5627\/revisions\/5631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}